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One of this week’s WCS Senior spotlights highlights Christian Doom. Christian is the son of Chris and Angel Doom. Christian has the nickname of Chee.

The Charles-Mix County 4-H Department has a friendly new face in their office. Jo Cee Johnston joined the Charles-Mix County 4-H as an administrative assistant on January 16th. Jo Cee is originally from Royal, NE but has recently moved to Platte.

With four medalists, the Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon girls scored 69 points for seventh place at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament on February 22-24 in Sioux Falls. Britney Rueb and Peyton Hellmann stood on the top step and Hadley Kracht and Ashley Tolsma both placed eighth. Pierre T.F.

Autumn Schultz and the Avon High School Choir have been very busy the last few weeks. On February 7, 2024 the High School Choir attended the vocal solo/ ensemble contest at Vermillion High School.

World Day of Prayer is an international, inter- church organization led by women which enables us to hear the thoughts of those women from all parts of the world: their hopes, concerns and prayers.

Williams Septic of Avon changed ownership on December 1st of 2023 from Jack Williams to his daughter, Shona and her husband, Travis. Travis and Shona Hill are the new co-owners and operators of Williams Septic.

As area juniors focus upon their future and what they need to do to get ready for the next step in life after high school, they are also very aware that step might include taking an entrance exam, such as an ACT test.

AC/DC 12 30 42 54 Avon 9 16 28 39 Andes Central/Dakota Christian traveled to the Corn Palace in Mitchell Thursday, February 22nd where they defeated the Avon Pirates 54-39.

In my State of the State Address, I talked about the Freedom to be secure. We are so fortunate to live in a nation where we have many Freedoms, including the Freedom to feel secure in our own communities. Unfortunately, that security is now being threatened.

I often thought of that famous Dunkin’ Donuts television commercial from the early 1980s as we traveled the state on our great South Dakota Donut Tour. In the ad, a weary baker rises in the wee hours of the morning and says, almost robotically, “Time to make the donuts.